CODEBOOK FOR clinton_logs.csv

THIS DATA FILE IS USED BY visitor_logs_descriptives.R TO REPLICATE
ALL DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION THAT 
RELATE TO THE CLINTON VISITOR LOGS AND MATCHES MADE BETWEEN REGISTERED
LOBBYISTS AND VISITORS IN THOSE LOGS.

EACH ROW CORRESPONDS TO A VISIT FROM THE CLINTON WHITE HOUSE VISITOR
LOGS WHICH THE CLINTON LIBRARY IDENTIFIED AS OCCURRING IN 1998, 1999,
OR 2000.  THESE LOGS WERE OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE CLINTON LIBRARY
(FOIA REQUESTS 2007-0779-F AND 2016-0727-F).  THIS DATA FILE CONTAINS
ALL UNIQUE VISITS (I.E., ROWS) PROVIDED BY THE CLINTON LIBRARY AND COLUMNS 
3-20 ARE DRAWN DIRECTLY FROM THOSE VISITOR LOGS WITHOUT MODIFICATION 
BY THE AUTHOR.

VISITS ARE MATCHED WITH THE NAMES OF LOBBYISTS WHO WERE REGISTERED WITH
A CLIENT FOR THE TIME PERIOD CONCURRENT WITH THE VISIT (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL
INFORMATION C FOR MORE DETAILS ON MATCHING PROCEDURE).  THE VARIABLE
"BADGE_DATE" WAS USED IN THE MATCHING PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE THE TIME
PERIOD IN WHICH EACH VISIT OCCURRED (AND THUS WHICH LDA REPORTS WERE
CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH EACH VISIT).

DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIABLES SOURCED FROM THE CLINTON LIBRARY DIRECTLY ARE
COPIED DIRECTLY FROM THE INVENTORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FOIA REQUESTS.
INFORMATION ABOUT VARIABLE VALUES (WHERE APPROPRIATE) ARE PROVIDED
IN PARENTHESES IN EACH VARIABLE DESCRIPTION.

WH_visit_id--UNIQUE NUMERIC VALUE FOR EACH VISIT (I.E., ROW)

WH_uniq_appt_id--UNIQUE NUMERIC VALUE FOR EACH APPOINTMENT.  APPOINTMENTS
ARE DEEMED UNIQUE IF ALL VISITOR LOG INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE VISITOR'S
NAME ARE UNIQUE (I.E., SAME MEETING DATE, TIME, LOCATION, VISITEE, ETC.)

VISITOR_LAST_NAME--LAST NAME OF THE WHITE HOUSE VISITOR

VISITOR_FIRST_NAME--FIRST NAME OF THE WHITE HOUSE VISITOR

VISITOR_MIDDLE_NAME--MIDDLE NAME OR INITIAL OF THE WHITE HOUSE VISITOR

VISITOR_ACCESS_TYPE--TYPE OF ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE COMPLEX

VISITOR_APPT_TIME--TIME FOR WHICH THE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED

VISITOR_APPT_DATE--DATE FOR WHICH THE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED

AUTHORITY_LAST_NAME--LAST NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT REQUESTED THE MEETING,
I.E., THE VISITEE

AUTHORITY_FIRST_NAME--FIRST NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT REQUESTED THE MEETING,
I.E., THE VISITEE

MEET_TIME--TIME OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING

MEET_LOCATION--BUILDING IN WHICH THE MEETING WAS SCHEDULED

MEET_ROOM--ROOM IN WHICH THE MEETING WAS SCHEDULED

CALLER_FIRST_NAME--FIRST NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT SUBMITTED THE WAVES REQUEST

CALLER_LAST_NAME--LAST NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT SUBMITTED THE WAVES REQUEST

MEET_DATE--DATE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING

LOCATION--CONFIRMING BUILDING IN WHICH VISITOR IS SCHEDULED TO MEET

TOA--TIME OF ARRIVAL

TOD--TIME OF DEPARTURE

BADGE_DATE--DATE THE TEMPORARY ACCESS BADGE WAS ISSUED

Lobbyist_id--ALPHANUMERIC ID NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE
POLITICS TO THE LOBBYIST WHOSE NAME MATCHES WITH THAT OF THE WHITE HOUSE 
VISITOR

Lobbyist--NAME OF THE LOBBYIST WHICH MATCHES WITH THAT OF THE WHITE HOUSE 
VISITOR.  NOTE: THESE ARE THE STANDARDIZED NAMES DRAWN FROM THE CENTER
FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS, WHICH CURATES THE NAMES OF LOBBYISTS LISTED
ON LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT REPORTS.  THESE ARE THE NAMES THAT THE AUTHOR
USED TO MATCH WITH THE NAMES OF WHITE HOUSE VISITORS.

visitor_edit_distance--DAMERAU-LEVENSHTEIN DISTANCE THE STRING OF THE FIRST 
AND LAST NAME OF THE WHITE HOUSE VISITOR AND FIRST AND LAST NAME OF THE 
LOBBYIST TO WHICH THEY ARE MATCHED (0, 1, 2, OR 3)

visitee_known--WHETHER THE VISITEE, I.E., AUTHORITY, IS THE PRESIDENT, VICE-
PRESIDENT, FIRST LADY, OR THE NAME OF A STAFFER WHOSE SALARY INFORMATION
IS REPORTED BY THE WHITE HOUSE FOR WHO STAFFERS OR THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 
MANAGEMENT FOR NON-WHO STAFFERS IN EOP (1) OR NOT (0)

visitee_POTUS--WHETHER THE VISITEE IS THE PRESIDENT (1) OR NOT (0)

visitee_VPOTUS--WHETHER THE VISITEE IS THE VICE-PRESIDENT (1) OR NOT (0)

visitee_FLOTUS--WHETHER THE VISITEE IS THE FIRST LADY (1) OR NOT (0)

visitee_salary_quart--THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE VISITEE AS REPORTED BY
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR WHO STAFFERS OR THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
FOR NON-WHO STAFFERS IN EOP